Import Matlab Workspace variables into Spyder (Python)

Question

I'm translating a code from Matlab into Python, and there inevitably are some bugs. I'm going through the code comparing variables to ensure the methods are equivalent.

Is there a way to import Matlab workspace variables into Spyder (or the other way around) so I can do a boolean truth comparison for each variable?

Can you not just copy and paste them? I know you can copy out of and into MATLAB through the variable editor... Otherwise maybe export them to something standard like JSON? — Dan, Nov 17 '15 at 08:45

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '15 at 08:49

I saved the Matlab workspace as .mat file at 'File Location'

import h5py
import numpy as np
f = h5py.File('File Location')
matlab_arr=f['array name']
matlab_arr=np.array(matlab_arr,dtype='f8')

Could then do a comparison with:

(matlab_arr==python_arr).all()

or

np.isclose(matlab_arr, python_arr).all()

Import Matlab Workspace variables into Spyder (Python)

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